Yeah...I might test out that pasta. I wonder if I could put some strange twist on a salad. She has salads a lot...maybe If I made her a nice orange julius (or does that use milk, i cant even remember) and something tasty made with fruit and veggies...Not a salad. Maybe I could figure out soem way to cook grapefruit into somehting tasty. I'm kinda yearning for something new!

I realize I'm a bit late weighing in on this, but perhaps for future reference...

There are several kinds of vegan pasta. I'm not sure where you live, but all of the Kroger stores around here have a "natural foods" section where you can buy vegan pastas - whole wheat and the like. If you have a Trader Joes or Wild Oats Market near you, so much the better. Unless you like to make your own pasta (I have a one-year old and hence no time to do that), that might be the way to go.

Another ideas:

Portobello Burgers - you take a large portobello cap, cut off the stem, sprinkle it with a bit of soy sauce, and grill it just like a hamburger. I dress mine with pickles, onions, lettuce, broccoli sprouts - whatever I happen to have around. The tough part can be finding buns that don't contain whey - whole wheat or multi-grain are a good bet, but you still have to read the ingredients.

Just a $0.02 from a fairly seasoned vegan. If you need any more help, just let me know.